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Cerebral Ketones Detected by 3T MR Spectroscopy in Patients with High-Grade Glioma on an Atkins-Based Diet

A. Berrington, K.C. Schreck, B.J. Barron, L. Blair, D.D.M. Lin, A.L. Hartman, E. Kossoff, L. Easter, C.T. Whitlow, Y. Jung, F.-C. Hsu, M.C. Cervenka, J.O. Blakeley, P.B. Barker and R.E. Strowd
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2019, 40 (11) 1908-1915; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6287
A. Berrington
aFrom the Russell H. Morgan Departments of Radiology and Radiological Science (A.B., D.D.M.L., P.B.B.)
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K.C. Schreck
bNeurology (K.C.S., L.B., A.L.H., E.K., M.C.C., J.O.B., R.E.S.)
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dInstitute of Clinical and Translational Research (B.J.B.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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L. Blair
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hDepartments of Neurology, Hematology and Oncology (R.E.S.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Cerebral Ketones Detected by 3T MR Spectroscopy in Patients with High-Grade Glioma on an Atkins-Based Diet
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